Copper Hunting / Metal Detecting [Part 1] The Ruins of Cliff Mine

The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is known as Copper Country. The old Cliff Mine is just one of several areas with tailings that are legally accessible to the public. A great place to explore mineralogy and geology, and of course pulling metallic copper straight out of the rocks... there's nothing more Lithic Metals than that!
#MetalDetecting #Lithic

[@gatzzinnyaaareaa]

Great potential to be one of my new favorite channels ! Really awesome stuff man

[@LithicMetals]

Thank you!!! I'm glad you're enjoying the vids 😁

[@deehaddad8420]

Great video Jeff! Loved it!

[@pilotdave9442]

Why didn't you climb the tailing pile to the left of the Cliffs? At the top is a red brick mine shaft with a tree growing up, and a small crater to the right that appears to be the top of a stope. Wish I had my camera w/ me...

[@mattvogt5100]

Great video excited for Part 2!

[@LithicMetals]

Thanks Matt! I had a great time, you'll have to join me one of years!!!

[@christophersimonye6137]

Up there by rip van Winkle campground along the rail road tracks you can find copper pellets that had fell off the shipping cars carrying the copper.

[@hi-seas]

Now I can’t wait til you clean it up so I see see what it looks like!

[@treasuretom13]

Great hunt! Love to get up there and join ya on a hunt!🥂👏

[@MrRs505]

You handsome Jeff. Thanks for all your videos. You have good voice

[@LithicMetals]

I appreciate you watching! Thank you. 💛

[@papachuck9240]

very kewl. I tried a little detecting in the cliff mine pilings last year and found a few small pieces. the hardest part was getting the wife to carry my bucket back to the vehicle 😆

[@LithicMetals]

Lol those buckets can get pretty heavy too!

[@papachuck9240]

@@LithicMetals we are hoping we can get back to explore the cliff mines again this summer and also check out any other mines that are open to the public for wandering around, and metal/gem and rock collecting. any advice for a troll from a yooper is always welcomed. we have family in Drummond but are new to exploring the Keweenaw area =)

[@marlonparsons634]

What do you usually end up doing with the copper ore? Do you extract it or just leave it.
I’m very interested in starting to put copper in my collection.

[@LithicMetals]

I generally clean the specimens and enjoy them as is. However, I have indeed used float copper (chunks of copper not encased in matrix) to make a few primitive tools. I've also used it to inquart karat scrap.

[@ryanpikk]

Wow. Jeff, I think I've run into you at cliff before. Never would have known you were the Jeff from Lithic. I wouldn't be surprised if you've run into my dad more than once. He's there basically 80% of the summers that and. Central mine

[@LithicMetals]

I'm looking forward to my next trip up! Hope I see you guys there!!

[@CannabisVibe]

I rode 4x4 wheeler up Round there!

[@CannabisVibe]

You must be up towards top point of UP??? I lived in Jessieville/Ironwood,

[@jeffwilliams2031]

Where have you been? I miss your videos.

[@LithicMetals]

Thanks for say'n so Jeff! I keep waiting for things to slow down a bit so I can edit some vids, and it hasn't. But I will get some fresh content up soon. I sure appreciate your support!

[@greedyangel]

My dream!!

[@abclab3895]

Manteeep bos sukses

[@LithicMetals]

Dang, I couldn't translate what that means :)

[@abclab3895]

@@LithicMetals prom Indonesia priend

[@LithicMetals]

@@abclab3895 glad you can join me!

[@coldspring624]

The scar will last for generation upon generation

[@esmirabayramova8875]

I wanna get cooper to expire mint it

[@edpaslaski9477]

you took more than the state legal limit and I'm telling on you

[@LithicMetals]

Lol these ain't trout!

[@darylholly1971]

Get a pointer detector

[@LithicMetals]

I'm not a fan of them